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This free resource from Oxfam explores some of the global issues raised by the World Cup. The lessons are suitable for ages 9 to 11, within English, Maths, Geography and Citizenship teaching, and cover a week's worth of activities. The lessons ...

This excellent set of posters from Oxfam introduces the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals to pupils aged 7 to 14. Issues covered in the pack include: trade, aid, and debt; education; environment; HIV/AIDS; poverty and hunger; an...

This booklet considers how the lives of farmers are affected by the world trade in coffee and includes background information, a quiz, the coffee chain game, and an action page. The main activity is a simulation game which puts players in the ...

This free online resource for teachers is suitable for those teaching 7 to 11 year olds. It includes a variety of activities based on the theme of water and water shortages which can be used in a number of different subject areas, including Eng...

The site consists of three main sections: information, activities and teachers section. The information provided for students is well structured and explores the real lives of small farmers and the issues of international trade in a global mark...

This handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the nature and impact of globalisation. Currculum links are made with the requirements of citizenship education and other curriculum areas in England, Scotland and Wales. The book begins with act...

Most of us enjoy bananas but how often do we think about where they come from and how they arrive in our shops just ready to eat? Bananas are likely to capture children's interest, but they also lead right to the heart of some difficult tradin...

This book is one in a series of Oxfam country profiles. It provides an excellent background to one of the most interesting countries in Africa. It outlines the country, the history, the political situation and current issues in a clear way. ...

These six topic packs bring a global dimension to popular themes for young children. Each set includes six A3 posters of images from different parts of the world, a stunning A1 poster with a collage of images, and teacher's notes. The notes i...

This simulation game will form an excellent centrepiece for a project on food or farming. Initially children explore their ideas about what is a farmer and why people are hungry. The game itself involves making food crops and cash crops by dr...

Our cotton T-shirts, dresses and trousers are made from a plant grown in countries many thousands of miles away. 'The Clothes Line' investigates who grows cotton, how it is processed, transported and made into the garments we buy in the high s...

Many children find it hard to believe that people in the South live in cities as well as rural areas. This may have been compounded by media images and the rural focus of many locality studies. This pack, which includes 20 photos, seeks to ex...

This is a very impressive website for teachers and children. Teachers can find resources to support a global dimension in a wide range of curriculum areas. Some are interactive offering ready classroom material; for example, there are activit...